Your Schedule Is Chaos. Your Food Shouldn’t Be
Batch Cooking This Holiday No Flight Plan Required ✈️🎄
Holiday schedules are chaotic — your food doesn’t have to be. For busy aviation pros, batch cooking isn’t about perfection, it’s about having reliable fuel when the plan changes.
Crew-friendly batch cooking tips:•
Cook one protein and use it all week (wraps, bowls, snack boxes)
Choose meals that work cold — galleys aren’t guaranteed
Pack food you can eat with one hand between boarding and service
Freeze portions by duty day length (short day vs long day)
Always add backup snacks for delays and reserve calls
Simple. Nourishing. Delay-proof.
Save this for your next holiday trip ✈️
Pack for Delays, Not Best-Case Scenarios
Batch cook backup fuel, not just meals.
Include:
Extra protein snack
Healthy fat (nuts, nut butter)
Shelf-stable option (healthy fat bars-think NO granola, jerky)
Think “Cold-First” Meals
Batch cook meals that don’t need reheating.
Examples:
Protein pasta salads
Wrap fillings
Grain bowls with vinaigrette
Egg muffins (still good cold)
Build a “Crew Snack Formula”
Every batch-prep week, include:
1 protein
1 fiber
1 fat **HEALTHY fats please think avocado/nuts
Examples:
Cheese + apple + nuts
Egg + crackers + hummus
Yogurt + berries + seeds
When everything else changes, having reliable fuel is how crews create calm in the chaos